11-year-old Corning boy reports kidnapping attempt

An 11-year-old Corning boy told authorities a man inside of a van tried to kidnap him Saturday afternoon.

The boy was walking about 1:15 p.m. at Edith and Blackburn avenues when an older black van with tinted windows pulled up alongside him, according to a Corning Police Department press release.

The driver got out of the driver's seat, went to the middle of the van and opened the sliding door.

The driver then told the boy to "come here" before reaching out to grab his arm.

The boy pulled away without being touched and took off running.

The boy's mother called Corning police a short time later, logs show.

The driver was described as being a white man in his mid 50s, balding with his brownish-orangeish hair combed over to conceal the balding. He had a mustache and wore oval glasses and was wearing a gray tank top.

The van was described as being a black older type van, possibly late '70s, with tinted windows and both sides of the van appearing to be rusted.

The license plate frame had "Redding" on it and the first number of the plate was possibly a "6."